Christmas is a time of celebrating the birth of a Savior. The Savior for both the Gentile and the Jew.
Luke1:8-9 An angel of the Lord appeared to some Jewish shepherds living out in the fields near Bethlehem and keeping watch over their flocks. In vs11-12 the angel announced the birth of Jesus Christ,the Savior to these Jewish Shepherds who in turn left to Bethlehem to see this great event for themselves. What did they do after seeing the baby Jesus? Most probably took the news around to other Jewish families with great excitement. The Messiah has been born!!!
In Matthew 2:1-2 wise men from the East( most probably areas around present day Iran & Iraq) saw the star of the Messiah. " Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." They found their way to the house of Herod the King of Judah at the time to announce to him that the Messiah has been born. They returned after paying homage to the new born King/Messiah to their gentile nation to proclaim that a Savior has been born.
So God sent both Jewish and Gentile emissaries to announce the birth of the Messiah, who will save both the Jews and the Gentile that look up to him.Jesus Christ is truly the Messiah for all.
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